On Stage: Rock, indie-pop, bluegrass & more hit music scene this week
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Two major factors a band needs to achieve success and longevity are the ability to write good songs and the maintenance of a high level of friendship among band members.
Lloyd Cole
Three bands who will be performing in the area, over the next week, have met this criteria along with solo artist, Lloyd Cole, who went back to old friends...
On Your Table: Spark-up a July 4th party with red, white & blue dishes
Think festive and delicious, incorporating red white and blue into your presentation is easy!
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent,The Times
Watermelon is a staple of Fourth of July celebrations.
On a patriotic holiday like the Fourth of July, families and friends gather to celebrate our national heritage, liberties and the sacrifices made to preserve our way of life, and of course, a big part...
A time for joy and a time for justice
Same-sex marriage ruling makes America and Chester County a fairer, better place to live
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
SAN FRANCISCO — On this cool, cloudy Sunday morning, this may well be the happiest place on earth, Disney notwithstanding. Today’s Pride Parade, here, looks to be little short of a city-wide explosion of celebration of Friday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex...
Supreme Court ruling means rights for all
Same sex marriage ruling affirms individual rights when legislative action is stalled
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
It is well worth downloading the full Obergefell v. Hodges decision at http://www.supremecourt.gov/. The pdf is rather exciting reading. As taxpayers we paid for it, so let’s read it for free!
The 5-4 ruling on both questions before the Court (which it could have...
One man stands between the people and medical marijuana
Our dysfunctional legislature hits new highs for foolishness
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Greetings from one of the last Internet outposts not hacked by the Chinese (we don’t rate) or calling from (allegedly) Microsoft Technical Support to assist you with your computer issues once you give us your password, credit card number and home address information.
In comparison, the recent shenanigans...
Is it time to look at the role of standardized tests in schools?
Also: if teacher unions demand raises, they should say what to cut from education programs to pay for it
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The rising tide against Common Core continues to obscure a growing, but still under discussed debate about the value and quality of standardized testing in our schools.
While it seems increasingly likely that a passing grade on the Keystone tests will not end up...
Op/Ed: 21st century medical innovation
By Ryan Costello, U.S. Rep., Sixth Congressional District
Ryan Costello
Creating a new locally developed heart valve, finding a personalized cure to an individual’s battle with arthritis, or even breakthroughs in the mapping of the human genome – these are medical modernizations that American scientists and researchers are developing daily. We have seen medical advancements accelerate over the...
What’s that smell? Not manure, but District Justice races
Primary battles have gotten childish and turn off voters
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Ah primary season. Like the odor of manure from the mushroom houses, you can smell the stupid wafting on the spring breeze.
And while most of the primaries will likely be either anti-climatic — with Democrats winning Democratic nominations and Republicans (or the much-maligned and increasingly endangered RINO)...
Op/Ed: Helping our female veterans
By Ryan Costello, U.S. Rep., Sixth Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello (R-6)
May provides us with a unique opportunity to honor both our veterans (Military Appreciation Month) and the women who are very special to us (Mother’s Day). Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to our veterans and our mothers, and I wanted to update you on my efforts to help our female veterans. Female veterans...
Saving the Post Office
Handcuffed by Congress, Postal Service faces a murky future
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
I’ve always been a fan of the post office. I enjoy getting the mail out of the letterbox attached to my house six days a week; I like knowing that a mail carrier is walking around my neighborhood and going to people’s doors without asking for subscriptions or conversions. I enjoy taking...
